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For over two decades, the Asia-Pacific Population Journal (APPJ) has been taking the pulse of population and social issues unfolding in the region. Published by the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP), APPJ brings out high quality, evidence-based and forward-looking articles relevant for population policies and programmes in Asia and the Pacific. Prominent population experts, award-winning demographers, as well as lesser known researchers have been contributing articles, documenting over the years the evolution of thinking in this important sphere.

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Issued quarterly, the Asia-Pacific Population Journal is an invaluable resource containing opinions and analysis by experts on important issues related to population. It provides a medium for the international exchange of knowledge, experience, ideas, technical information and data on all aspects of population.

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The mass media can serve to dis seminate in for mation about sexuality, health and other aspects of well-being to a variety of au diences, in cluding adolescents and young adults. They can improve knowledge and shape perceptions and attitudes about...

The sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are significant causes of morbidity and mortality among women of reproductive age. Not only do some of the STI-related complications result in spontaneous abortion, infertility, ectopic pregnancy and...

In recent years, the quality of services of the family planning programme has been identified as a fundamental determinant of contraceptive use and continuation, since the potential clients are more sceptical and more concerned with the quality of...

Recent years have seen increasing attention being drawn to the issue of gender equality in the demographic and reproductive health literature (Federici, Mason and Sogner, 1993; Jejeebhoy, 1995; Dixon-Mueller, 1998). While some argue for this focus in...

The mass media can serve to dis seminate in for mation about sexuality, health and other aspects of well-being to a variety of au diences, in cluding adolescents and young adults. They can improve knowledge and shape perceptions and attitudes about...

The sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are significant causes of morbidity and mortality among women of reproductive age. Not only do some of the STI-related complications result in spontaneous abortion, infertility, ectopic pregnancy and...

In recent years, the quality of services of the family planning programme has been identified as a fundamental determinant of contraceptive use and continuation, since the potential clients are more sceptical and more concerned with the quality of...

Recent years have seen increasing attention being drawn to the issue of gender equality in the demographic and reproductive health literature (Federici, Mason and Sogner, 1993; Jejeebhoy, 1995; Dixon-Mueller, 1998). While some argue for this focus in...